Policy effectiveness and acceptance in the taxation of environmentally damaging chemical compounds

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-252

  Söderholm, Patrik ^a   Christiernsson, Anna ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Cost effectiveness; Earmarking; Environmental taxes; Fertilizers; Policy acceptance; Product taxes; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FERTILIZER;

AUSTRIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; LEGAL ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; NITRATE LEACHING; NORWAY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEDEN; TAX;

EID: 42149085682     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.10.003     Document Type: Review

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